Viola Davis REACTS To Timothée Chalamet Calling Her One Of 'The Greats'

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00:00Timothee Chalamet, when he had his acceptance speech on the SAG Awards, he shouted you out.

00:04What did it mean for you to be amongst those names, knowing that you're an EGOT,

00:09and knowing that your daughter Genesis is watching what mom does?

00:13She's the first one actually who told me, my daughter, because she loves Timothee Chalamet.

00:18It was a speech about excellence. It wasn't about celebrity. It wasn't about ego. I

00:22completely understood it, and it was beautiful. Viola brought her excellence and beauty with

00:27a presidential arrival to the premiere. First, a helicopter, and then a motorcade delivering

00:33her to the red carpet, where she dazzled in a red-hot strapless Jason Wu gown.

00:37She was joined by husband Julius and their co-stars from the film.

00:41I implore all world leaders to join me.

00:43In the action thriller, Viola stars as the commander-in-chief who takes on

00:47terrorists at the G20 summit, and she packs quite the punch.

00:52Is there anyone that you channeled for your inspiration taking on Madam President?

00:57I'm gonna say it, Miss Angela Bassett.

00:59And just like Angela, Viola is hardcore. On the G20 set, the Emmy, Grammy, Oscar,

01:05and Tony winner got much respect, especially from her on-screen husband Anthony Anderson,

01:10who joked about her EGOT title.

01:12We had to call her EGOT every time we came to set. We couldn't call her Miss Davis,

01:16Miss Viola. It was like, no, I am EGOT. No, it was wonderful.

01:21The film also reunites Anthony with his blackish TV daughter, Marseille Martin,

01:25who racked a floor-length strapless Gourav Gupta gown. She plays the first daughter.

01:32Wait, what? Tell me everything about that.

01:34No, I love him. You know, he's my dad for life.

01:37How special was that for the two of you?

01:39That was great. Had a great time. You know, we have a great shorthand with one another.